Friday the 13th is supposed to be unlucky – and for Americans’ health, it may be just that. That’s because it marks the anniversary of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s swearing-in as health secretary. It also...

Californians, who face some of the highest electricity rates in the country, could get financial relief from something as simple as plugging a device into an outlet at home. Plug-in solar technologies...

Foam-containing furniture sitting in your home for years can be a hidden source of harmful flame retardant exposure. Removing these old sofas and chairs can lower the amount of one type of flame...

For decades, California courts gave the policy decisions of state utility regulators unparalleled deference. But those choices now face strict judicial oversight, thanks to a ruling in a lawsuit over...

Regulating and treating multiple drinking water contaminants as groups, instead of the standard method of targeting one at a time, would significantly benefit public health.

California lawmakers are hastening consideration of a bill that could further quash the state’s popular rooftop solar program – before the state Supreme Court rules in a case that could determine...

Should California’s utility regulators be allowed to make sweeping energy policy decisions without fully considering the benefits of rooftop solar to all Californians? And are those decisions exempt...

Heavy metals can be harmful even at low levels in tap water. Lead is a heavy metal contaminant in that it comes from pipes, not polluters. Filters like reverse osmosis can remove some heavy metals...

Millions of Americans have the harmful “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in their tap water, according to federal and state data in EWG’s updated Tap Water Database . But some smaller water systems...

More than 1,400 active and former military bases in the U.S. have had documented contamination with the cancer-causing chemical trichloroethylene , or TCE, a new EWG review finds. And much of the...

Disinfection of drinking water is one of the greatest public health achievements in the last 100 years. Its use, starting in the early 1900s, helped tackle cholera, typhoid and other microbial...

A cardio or yoga class or some weightlifting can be great for kicking off a healthier new year and new you. But common products used before, during and after you work out may expose you to an array of...

Every year on October 10, Children’s Environmental Health Day shines a spotlight on the risks kids face from pollution, and calls for steps to create a safer, healthier world for them.

October 4 is World Animal Day – a global event now in its 99th year that raises awareness of the health threats facing creatures around the globe. One of the biggest dangers comes from the “forever...

High school educates teenagers, giving them knowledge and skills to succeed in life – and now EWG+HS is making environmental health advocacy yet another strength.

EWG often talks about pollution and health risks in terms of parts per billion or trillion. But what does that mean in simple terms? How can you use this information to live a healthier life?

A farm bill debate in Congress might conjure up visions of rustic barns and amber waves of grain. So it may surprise you to learn that this legislation could expose kids to pesticides, cut funding for...

Almost 25 years after Baz Luhrmann’s song urged people to wear sunscreen for long-term protection, many people are still failing to do so – and they’re putting themselves at greater potential for harm...

Even in an industry notorious for wildly underestimating costs, reviled California utility Pacific Gas & Electric may be setting a new standard with its latest price tag of almost $12 billion to keep...

A rare window is opening for public health advocates to push the Environmental Protection Agency to rethink how it assesses the health risks of five neonicotinoids – insecticides that EWG and others...